The McCafferty Surname
McCafferty Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eachmharcaigh, ‘son of
Eachmharcach’, a personal name composed of the elements
each ‘horse’ + marcach ‘rider’, ‘knight’. The sound
change ch to f also occurs in a number of other
names. Compare Murphy. The surname is found in Donegal,
probably a branch of the O’Dohertys.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Is anyone relatives to the McCaffertys in Mt Stering or Plain City Ohio | Jean | 7 |
| W. Thomas McCafferty bn ca. 1825 in PA |
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| Hugh McCafferty 1834 came to Glasgow from Ireland. |
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